Syracuse, N.Y. — Drive by any of the Rescue Mission’s 13 operating donation centers around the Syracuse area any day of the week and chances are you’ll find loads of used clothing, furniture, household items and some just plain junk stacked up.
No, the charity hasn’t stopped collecting the donations. Well, it did for a while at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but it resumed collecting them a few weeks ago.
Rescue Mission CEO Dan Sieburg said residents holed up in their homes during the pandemic have decided to clean out their closets and are flooding the organization’s donation trailers, which are in Walmart, Wegmans and other shopping center parking lots throughout the Syracuse area.
“I’ll tell you, people, being home, have cleaned up their closets, and they continue to clean out their closets,” he said. “I think some of the nice weather helps as well."
Rescue Mission trucks remove donated items from each site daily, but they fill back up quickly, he said.
“When you see our donation trailer jam-packed with stuff, understand that we’ve probably emptied it two or three times that day,” said Sieburg. “The donations are just overwhelming.”
Clothing, furniture and household goods pile up at the Rescue Mission donation center in the Wegmans parking lot on Route 31 in Clay on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. Rick Moriarty | rmoriarty@syracuse.com
The Rescue Mission sells donated items at its 18 Thrifty Shopper stores to help fund its programs for the needy, including a homeless shelter, adult home and a food service in Syracuse.
Not everything that is dropped off at the donation centers can be sold. For example, Sieburg said there has been a surge in people dropping off old computer monitors, which must be recycled at the Rescue Mission’s expense.
Valerie Morgan, of Baldwinsville, came to the Rescue Mission’s donation trailer in the Wegmans parking lot on Route 31 in Clay on Wednesday to drop off several boxes of clothing. Morgan said she has been spending a lot of time at home since her job as a bus driver for the West Genesee Central School District was put on hold March 15, the day the district switched to online classes because of the pandemic.
“I’m cleaning out three bedrooms worth of stuff,” she said. “I’ve had it piling and piling and piling, and now, here it is. It’s time. I’ve been in my house for 21 years. The stuff just collects.”
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